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Definitions for Skive

[1] to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.
[2] to shave, as hides.
[3] to finish the turning of (a metal object) by feeding a tool against it tangentially.
[4] (tr) to shave or remove the surface of (leather)
[5] (when intr, often foll by off ) British informal to evade (work or responsibility)

Words related to Skive

shave, lower, prune, reduce, scrape, decrease, slash, shorten, shear, snip, trim, mow, slice, rip, carve, curtail, divide, cut, clip, flay

Words nearby Skive

skitter, skittery, skittish, skittle, skittle out, skive, skiver, skivvy, skiwear, sklent, skoal

Origin of Skive

1815–25; perhaps < Old Norse skīfa slice

Word origin for Skive

C20: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Skive

cut back, cut down, decrease, lower, mark down, prune, reduce, scrape, shave, slash, carve, clip, crop, cut, decorticate, dock, flay, lop, scalp, shear, skin, strip, thin, uncover, knock off